Microsoft (MSFT) evolved from a software company into a tech giant that makes revenue from three different business segments. These include Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The stock has lost about 13% year to date, at the time of writing, Monday ...
Microsoft (MSFT) evolved from a software company into a tech giant that makes revenue from three different business segments. These include Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The stock has lost about 13% year to date, at the time of writing, Monday ...
Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co. , a Chinese supplier of Nvidia Corp., is set to begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising $2.6 billion in the city’s largest listing in seven months. The company sold shares at the maximum price of HK$209.88 each and attracted thirty-seven cornerstone investors — which get guaranteed allocation in exchange for holding the shares for at least six month...
Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co. , a Chinese supplier of Nvidia Corp., is set to begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising $2.6 billion in the city’s largest listing in seven months. The company sold shares at the maximum price of HK$209.88 each and attracted thirty-seven cornerstone investors — which get guaranteed allocation in exchange for holding the shares for at least six months — buying about $997 million worth of stock. The stock jumped 74% in gray-market trading before the debut. The share sale, Hong Kong’s biggest since Zijin Gold International Co.’s $3.7 billion offering in September, has kicked off what bankers in the city hope to become a procession of heavyweight deals. Victory Giant joins a wave of Chinese listings in the artificial intelligence space, a popular trade again against the backdrop of volatile Middle East situation . The company makes printed circuit boards, which form the intricate electronic backbone of AI servers. “It’s not just about investors buying into China’s hard tech, it all comes down to fundamentals,” said Kenny Ng , a strategist at China Everbright Securities International Co. “Thanks to the AI boom, demand and growth for PCBs are incredibly strong right now, which directly boosts the valuation. Ultimately, it’s the huge upside of the AI hardware sector that’s really driving the price.” Read More: Victory Giant Is Said Set to Price HK Listing at Maximum (1) Cornerstone investors included Chinese billionaire Jack Ma -backed Yunfeng Capital , Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc , and asset managers Hillhouse Investment and South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co. Founded in 2006 by Chen Tao , the Guangzhou-based company is seen as a leader in high-density interconnect and multi-layer PCBs that are crucial for AI chips. The company posted revenue of 19.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) last year, with analysts polled by Bloomberg forecasting a 70% jump in 2026. “This IPO could be an attractive value growth opportuni...
At the world’s largest trade show, it’s not just the clientele that had a different look this year. Despite the near absence of buyers wearing a traditional Arab headdress and robe at the Canton Fair, a vast showcase that started last week in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, a brash new generation of tech companies stood out just as much. Few wanted to dwell on the war. Even as the confli...
At the world’s largest trade show, it’s not just the clientele that had a different look this year. Despite the near absence of buyers wearing a traditional Arab headdress and robe at the Canton Fair, a vast showcase that started last week in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, a brash new generation of tech companies stood out just as much. Few wanted to dwell on the war. Even as the conflict in the Middle East once more fractures global commerce, interviews with more than a dozen exporters at the fair found many were already eager to look beyond the hostilities blamed for the worst energy disruption in generations. True, costs are on the rise, supply chains are creaking and delivery times are growing longer and more unpredictable. But the world’s factory floor is increasingly getting retrofitted for a new era of artificial intelligence and robotics, churning out technological innovation the world craves — and can afford — in war and peacetime. Consider X-Human, a Guangdong-based manufacturer of cleaning robots for skyscrapers that still counts the Middle East as its biggest market. While it’s far from immune to the upheaval, global demand for its glass-clinging crawlers has been more than enough so far as orders continue to pour in from Southeast Asia, putting the company on track for a 300% surge in overseas revenue in 2026 after two straight years of 40% gains, said Kelvin Ye, the company’s head of marketing. “Mideast clients are taking a wait-and-see approach because of the logistical disruptions,” Ye said. “We will spend more energy on developing other markets like Europe, the US and Asia. We’re not worried.” Trade flows snarled by the war in Iran are adding a new obstacle course to navigate for tech-savvy firms like X-Human, which had its first deal with a US customer suspended last year after tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump . Now, the risk of a disruption is also high, with the Middle East and North Africa accounting for 7% of China’s exports...
Explore the exciting world of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities! *Stock prices used were the prices of Feb. 18, 2026. The video was published on April 20, 2026. Continue reading
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Nokia (NYSE:NOK) , a provider of telecommunications infrastructure and technology services, closed Monday at $10.61, up 2.91%. The stock is rising after disclosures of institutional repositioning by Waterfront Wealth, and investors are watching next week’s Q1 2026 earnings for signs of AI and optical networking momentum. The company’s trading volume reached 87 million shares, which is about 54% ab...
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) , a provider of telecommunications infrastructure and technology services, closed Monday at $10.61, up 2.91%. The stock is rising after disclosures of institutional repositioning by Waterfront Wealth, and investors are watching next week’s Q1 2026 earnings for signs of AI and optical networking momentum. The company’s trading volume reached 87 million shares, which is about 54% above compared with its three-month average of 56.5 million shares. Nokia went public in 1994 and has grown 704% since its IPO. S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) slipped 0.22% to 7,109.14, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) fell 0.26% to 24,404. Among telecommunications equipment peers, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) closed at $11.77 (+3.52%) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) finished at $87.71 (+1.69%), underscoring continued interest in networking hardware. Continue reading